FDA Clears Nihon Kohden NKV-330 Ventilator
The NKV-330 provides noninvasive/invasive ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy to adult and pediatric patients.
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Delayed Recovery of Consciousness Common for Ventilated COVID-19 Patients
Most ventilated patients with severe COVID-19 regain consciousness after extubation, but 35% had delayed recovery of consciousness, according to a new study published online in the Annals of Neurology.
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Puritan Bennett 980 Ventilator Recall
Covidien, LP (part of Medtronic) is recalling its Puritan Bennett 980 Series Ventilator due to a capacitor manufacturing assembly error that may cause the ventilator to become inoperable or stop working as intended, according to an FDA alert.
FAQs on the Philips CPAP, BiPAP, and Ventilator Recall
The FDA has provided answers to frequently asked questions related to the Philips CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator recall.
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FDA: Philips Recall Is ‘Most Serious Type of Recall’
The FDA says the Philips CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator recall is a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall, which can cause death or injury.
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Dräger Donates Ventilators to Celebrate Life of Robert Kacmarek
To help advance education in the respiratory therapy profession and honor the life’s work of Robert Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, Dräger is donating a Babylog VN500 ventilator to each RT school throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Products 2021: Ventilation & Critical Care Accessories
RT looks at the latest ventilators and critical care products on the market from manufacturers like Breas Medical, Dräger, Philips, Zoll, Hans Rudolph, and more.
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Philips Recalls Specific CPAPs, Bilevels, & Ventilators
Philips has issued a recall in the United States, and a field safety notice for the rest of the world, for specific Philips bilevel positive airway pressure (bilevel PAP), CPAP, and mechanical ventilator devices.
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FDA Clears Getinge Servo-u MR, Software Options for Ventilator Fleet
The US FDA has issued clearance for several new software options for Getinge’s Servo-u and Servo-n ventilators, along with clearance for the company’s new Servo-u MR ventilator for the MRI room.
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BreathDirect Ventilator Authorized by FDA
The BDR-19 critical care ventilator has received emergency use authorization from the US FDA, according to Nectar Product Development and BreathDirect.
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FDA Clears Breas Vivo 45 Ventilator
Breas Medical has received FDA clearance for the Vivo 45 LS, one of the smallest, full-featured life support ventilators on the market providing both invasive and noninvasive continuous or intermittent ventilatory support.
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FDA Issues Recommendations on Ventilator Splitters
The US FDA has issued recommendations for healthcare providers for the potential use of ventilator splitters in situations in which no alternatives for invasive ventilatory support are available.
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Dräger, Breas Medical Partner on Ventilator Distribution
The distribution agreement will provide LTACs and skilled nursing facilities with access to Dräger’s and Breas Medical’s ventilator solutions.
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Report: Disabled Persons Denied Care, Ventilators
NPR reports that a woman with an intellectual disability and COVID-19 was taken to an Oregon hospital, where she was denied access to a ventilator and where a doctor wanted her to sign DNR/DNI forms.
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Ventilators: ‘Let Us Go Back to the Basics’
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that critical care departments are reverting to pre-pandemic ventilator protocols for treating COVID-19 patients.
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